closed

closed
closed
S3 [kləuzd US klouzd] adj
1.) not open
= ↑shut
≠ ↑open
▪ Make sure all the windows are closed.
▪ She kept her eyes tightly closed.
2.) [not before noun]
if a shop, public building etc is closed, it is not open and people cannot enter or use it
= ↑shut
≠ ↑open
▪ The shops here are closed on Sundays.
closed to the public/visitors etc
▪ The castle is closed to visitors in winter.
3.) restricted to a particular group of people
≠ ↑open
▪ The golf club has closed membership .
▪ a closed meeting
▪ The police have a closed circle of suspects.
4.) not willing to accept new ideas or influences
≠ ↑open
▪ You're facing this situation with a closed mind .
closed society/world/way of life
▪ Venetian art in this period was a closed world.
5.) behind closed doors
if something happens behind closed doors, it happens in private and the public are not allowed in
▪ It seems that the deal was made behind closed doors.
▪ Football authorities ordered the club to play its next two games behind closed doors after the riots in February.
6.) a closed book (to sb)
a subject or problem that someone does not know about or understand
▪ Mathematics has always been a closed book to me.
7.) a closed set (of sth)
a restricted group, or a group that cannot change or grow
▪ The law is not a closed set of rules and principles.
→in closed session at ↑session

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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